Spliced photographic film



Aug; 3l 9 1926. r 1,59%445 A. s. HOWELL,

sPLlcED PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM Filed April 9. 192s A TTORNE YS.

Patentd Augf 3l, 1926.

UNITED lSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT S. HOWELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BELL & HOWELL COMPANY; OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION F ILLINOIS.

srLIcED riio'roennrmc Finir.

My invention relates particularly to mouniform longitudinal spacing of the trans- 65 .tion picture film although not limited t0 versely spaced pairs of perforations is mainthis use alone. v tained at the splicedportion of the film.

i The features of the invention relate to' The splice is formed by trimming the 5 the provision of a spliced film in which the ends of the sections to be spliced on a diagotendency to crack or part either at the splice nal corresponding with the diagonal of the or adjacent thereto is lessened to a consclsplice, as designated at 7 and 8 respectiveerable degree, and in which the dsadvanly, and removing the emulsion covering the tages of spliced film are eliminated to a area of the splice on one of the ends to be 10 large extent. The invention is of particuspliced, as designated at 9 in Fig. 3, after lar advantage in motion picture films prowhich the prepared ends of the film sections vided with uniformly longitudinally spaced are cemented together with the film secpairs of transversely spaced marginal pertions held in proper relation.

forations and having picture sections ar- It will be observed that this diagonal. ranged longitudinally` of the film and exsplicing provides a simply made splice of tending transversely between the rforarelatively great length and that the usual tions and 'having theirtransverse e ge pOI'- stiffness of the splice is distributed longitutions at respective pairs of perforations. dinally of the film whereby they splice is With these features in view my invention relatively strong and whereby the tendency zo consists in certain features of novelty in the of the film to crack or part at or adjacent construction, combination and arrangement the splice is lessened to a considerable deof parts by which the above features and grec. The splice arranged as described with certain other features are effected, all as respect the adjacent picture sections extends fully described with reference to the acconipartially into both of these picture sections 25 panying drawings and more particularli7 and does not interfere with the pictures pointed out in the claims. thereof to a great extent. The splice ar- In the said drawingsranged as described with respect the adja- Figure 1 is a face view of a motion piccent pair of lperforations -distributes what -ture lm embodying my invention. disadvantageous tendenc the splice may 80 Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of have on .both sides of this pair of perfora- Fig. 1. tions and while centralized with respect Figure 3l is a face view of the sections of these perforations leaves these perforations the film with the corresponding ends therein normal unspliced portions of the film.

of prepared for splicing. v While I have herein shown and particu- 35 Like characters of reference indicate like larly described the preferred embodiment parts in the various views. of my invention I do not Wish to be limited In the said drawings 1 and 2 designate to the precise details of construction shown the two sections of the film spliced together as changes may readily be madel Without t0 OIIII the film. These Sections 0f the Afilm departing from the spirit of my invention,

40 are provided with pairs of transversely but having thus described my invention, I

spaced marginal perforations 3, which pairs claim as new and desire to secure by Letters are uniformly spaced longitudinally of the Patent the following film as is usual. The film has uniform pic- 1. The combination in a photographic: ture sections 4' arranged longitudinally 0f film strip of a splice joining sections' there- 45 the film and extending transversely between of and extending facewise of the film diagoth peIfOlallOIlS and having their llltllSVeI'Sev nally across the same at the adjoining pol'- 100 edge portions at respective pairs of perfotions of two successive picture sections ar- IatOnS, as designated at 5- The l'fWO S60- ranged longitudinally of the` film Qand extions of film are joined together by a Splice tending 'partially into each of said picture 60 6 extending facewise of the film diagonally sections,

immediately across the same above one and 2. The combination in a'photographic 61m 105 immediately below the other of a pair of Strip provided with longitudinally spaced transversely spaced perforations 3, the secpairs of transversely spaced perforations of tions of the film being so spliced that the a. splice joining sections thereof and extenddiately below the other ing acewise of the film diagonally across the same immediately above one and immeof one of said pairs of perforations.

3. The combination in a photographic film strip provided with uniformly lono'itudinally spaced pairs `of transversely 'spaced marginal perforatons and having picture sections arranged longitudinally of 10 the film and extending transversely between 

